Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-08-18


orator IS complete success.
Eggs sell for 10 cents per dozen here but
at Creegerstown they bring 1e cents.
Messrs Jos. H. and Henry johnson ant
their sister Miss Addic Of this place spent
last weekas Atlantic City.
suaA1 CoRs b cheaper now than ever
was known in this market. 1t has been sole
"a low asfoar cents dozen and sixteen ears
called 6ossn. aEa q
A good rain began to fall at about nine
o'clock on Sunday evening last. 1t was
needed, but came in lample time in this 10
rality, Int IN others not more than four
miles from US, 1t was late week or more to
do the greatest good -..-
The Lutheran Sunday School goes to PEN
Mar toby (Tnursday) This is always one
of tho largest local excursions and tn" day
is always an enjoyable one.
Watermelons and canteloups are the finest
known fbr some years. Lsrge luscious and
red to ~ rind is what may be OK pected for
every lasacn and the canteoups are particu
larly w favored.
a.. ------~-~--->---~-~
Joe. wcddlc tried to make us believe
that hehad to finish Mort Gilbert's house,
ready Or him to move in, in one week and
we found at the end of the week that it didn't
have mich todo. Joe can make your head
swim when he makes up his mind to cut
timbergoin' and comm.
Mr.. Henry &. Foreman requests lis to ac-
kiow}cdgc for him his Indebtedness to the
cit,Eens of the town and vicinity for their
e6srts to save the different buildings around
hisbarn on the day of the fire. Had it not
bs6n for their extraordinary efforts, sever raj
buildings would have burned. ..u. 8.
---------->~~-~--- -
An OLD DoCUM ENT.-Ar, james w. Del
nplAne, Of New Midway, this county, sends
tosTuE News an old dnclment found in the
yaiact Of his dwelling, and bearing the date,
June 9th, 1902 with the name OF John
Crimes on it in several places. There are
several interesting items in the Bill, the first
ons being rather formidable rs follows: ITO
hints Of rum, shillings and 6 pence. -
Tobacco is also quoted therein at certain
price per yard.--Heos.
they saw there are some school houses to
be'built somewhere in the county, but II
must be too far for any of our contractors to
90 although one of them has been known to
build more than twenty miles from 'here) as
,hd Commissioners failed to ask US to let our
people know anything about it.
That reminds us, that several years ago
s,nilsr adv. was published in the Frederick
pspers only and we called pc, sona'y upon one
ofonr bussdors and showed him the adv, He
mi in the lowest bid and the difference I've
tween his bid and the next, WAS an amount
some dollars larger than our entire account
assinst the county the following year.
That's bixniss; but not tor us.
BIC SuoRs. A correspondent sends us the
following Mr.. James NJ. Shipley, custom
shoemaker at Pikesvilc, Baltimore county,
recently made "a pair of shoes which he
thinks will rank with any ever made in the
county, If not IN the state. The measure
,rient is rs follows: Length, 13; ball, 1Oi !;
instep, 1T heel, 15t ankle, 109 leng'hin
inches, a.; sole at greatest width, 81 inches
measurement around the heel IN inches, 1Oi
1t took p pounds of sole leather, over lbs
of upper leather, one ounce of pegs and u
half pound Of Hungarian nails to make the
shoes, and when finished they weighed D
pounds and 6 ounces. The shoes were made
for II colored man in the employ of Mr.. Aar-
ON Weber, who resides near the McD0nough
Institute, end district of Baltimore county
.4ddocdte,
THE TOURNAMENT OH the banks of the
Monocacy at the mouth of Owens Creek on
Saturday last was we'll. conducted and in
every way successful and enjoyable event
and the large concoursc who attended, unite
in praising the committee for the amusement
titus afforded them.
At about III o'clock a. m, Mr.. Harvey ii.
Ruuzer Of this place delivered stirring
Charge 10 the Knights; which was heartily
applaudcd and under the stimulus of his
cheering words the fitting began.
Nine knights entered the lists as follows
Knight of Monocacy j. w. Barrlck,
Sleepy Dave II. E. Long.
NEWMARKET Harry Wood.
Iyanhoc II. +. Barrick.
Might bcfore-last W. b. Ogle.
&" Redwood ]. Knodc.
q" " Rocky Ridge Jas. b. Ogle.
i" Mottcrs G. f. Eichelbergcr
" Blue Ridge J. F. D. Miller.
The riding was at one ring; five rides and
on the first series, the Knights of Rocky
Ridge and Redwood were tie having taken
four each this was decided in favor of Red
wood the knights Of Mottcrs and Night
before. last were also tied on three rings and
and this tie was decided in favor of Night
before last.
The Knight of Redwood crowned Miss
Lizzie Lease Of Frederick, Queen of Love
and Beauty; Knight ofRocky Ridge crown
ed Miss Katie Ogle, First Maid of Honor;
Knight Of Night beforelast crowned Miss
Adle Miller of Rocky Ridge, Second Maid
of Honor and Knight of Motters crowned
Miss Edith Ditfentlal of Danville, Va, Third
Maid of Horor.
Mr. Chas. f, Cassell of TIE CLARION pre-
scented the crowns W the Knights and delv-